Pixel Dust is browsing McMussel's art collection, and discovering some of his pieces are as old as herself. Her data dates from the down of Equestrian space exploration, but she has no intact memory files of that time.

Meanwhile, a broken-down jolly-shuttle crosses the fleet's path, containing within it another pony, a southern belle named Apple Rosette. Instantly smitten, Doubline has invited her aboard, though both Pixel and Pluto can't help but think this is a bad idea.